Nyíregyháza bath visitor numbers up this season

MTI – Econews

Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 16:35

The city of Nyíregyháza’s (NE Hungary) baths and water park drew more than 210,000 visitors this season, well over the 150,000 last season, Roland Podlovics, CEO of operator Sóstó-Gyógyfürdők, told MTI on Wednesday.

A HUF 1.2 billion renovation of the baths, supported with European Union funding, was completed in June.

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